Virgil Johnson (ice hockey)
# Virgil Johnson (ice hockey)

Virgil Sylvester Johnson (March 4, 1909 – September 9, 1993) was an American ice hockey player.

## Career

Johnson played 76 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks between 1938 and 1944, winning the Stanley Cup in 1938. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1931 to 1951, was mainly spent in the American Hockey Association. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1930–31 | Minneapolis Americans | NWHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1931–32 | Minneapolis Millers | CHL | 34 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1932–33 | Minneapolis Millers | CHL | 39 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 1933–34 | Minneapolis Millers | CHL | 36 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1934–35 | St. Paul Saints | CHL | 45 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| 1935–36 | St. Paul Saints | AHA | 47 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1936–37 | St. Paul Saints | AHA | 48 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1937–38 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937–38 | St. Paul Saints | AHA | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1938–39 | St. Paul Saints | AHA | 48 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1939–40 | St. Paul Saints | AHA | 45 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1940–41 | St. Paul Saints | AHA | 48 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1941–42 | St. Paul Saints | AHA | 49 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1942–43 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 53 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1943–44 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 49 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 1944–45 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1944–45 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 26 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1945–46 | Minneapolis Millers | USHL | 53 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1946–47 | Minneapolis Millers | USHL | 51 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1949–50 | Minneapolis Jerseys | AAHL | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950–51 | Minneapolis Jerseys | AAHL | 18 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| AHA totals | AHA totals | AHA totals | 309 | 40 | 101 | 141 | 132 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 76 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
